Sébastien Lecornu quits, blaming political “egos”, after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup

The former French president’s corruption conviction, while justified, is a symptom of the entire country crumbling

A French court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy but was acquitted of other charges. 

The French president and his entourage were stopped to make way for his US counterpart’s convoy

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has been ousted by the National Assembly in a no-confidence vote

A €44 billion austerity gamble, strikes in the streets, and promises to Kiev about to go up in smoke

A vote of confidence scheduled for Monday appears set to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou and put more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

The French president’s rating has sunk to record lows amid a budget deficit

Foreign ministers of France and 14 other countries represented at a special UN conference issued a "New York call" urging nations across the world to recognise a Palestinian state, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Wednesday.

Euro slides as investors bet that long-awaited trade agreement will hurt Eurozone economy

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted French President Emmanuel Macron decision to recognise a Palestinian state as “reckless” while Saudi Arabia described it as “historic” as world reactions to the plan poured in ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in September.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against US right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the wife of the president used to be a man. The Macrons said Owens' claims were "designed to harass and cause pain ... and to garner attention".

The social network has denied claims of algorithm manipulation and described the probe as an attack on free speech

Politicians claim that the platform’s algorithms boost hate speech and threaten democracy

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been discharged from hospital after being treated for gastroenteritis.

The coordinated move highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.